Statistics for Reptiles and Amphibians Word Chain

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
popular reptile pet native to Australia: bearded_____________	dragon	88%
longest venomous snake	king cobra	88%
a skink is a type of	lizard	88%
longest species of snake	reticulated python	88%
type of salamander that, in the wild, is only found in Lake Xochimilco in Mexico	axolotl	75%
this word in a snake’s common name indicates that it often preys upon other snakes	king	75%
largest species of lizard	komodo dragon	75%
extant tuataras are native to	New Zealand	75%
there are 2 species of this type of reptile: American and Chinese _____________	alligator	63%
Crocodilians include: crocodiles, alligators, caiman and	gharial	63%
largest species of turtle	leatherback	63%
largest crocodile species	saltwater	63%
species of terrapin in North America	diamondback	50%
the eastern newt, in its juvenile form is called a red _____________	eft	50%
major family of snakes that includes cobras, mambas and coral snakes	elapidae	50%
largest species of tortoise	Galapagos tortoise	50%
largest species of frog	goliath frog	50%
most snakes ______ ______ . The minority are ovoviviparous	lay eggs	50%
most species of chameleons are found in this country	Madagascar	50%
longest snake species in Africa is the African ________ python	rock	50%
a mudpuppy is a type of	salamander	50%
orders of reptiles: turtles, snakes/lizards, crocodilians and	tuatara	50%
3 orders of amphibians: frogs & toads, salamanders & newts, and	caecilians	38%
many lizards can shed their tail if attacked. This is a _____________ ______________	defense mechanism	38%
type of snake that Cleopatra was rumored to wear as bracelets (also called a ball python ________ python	royal	38%
the scales on a turtle’s shell are called	scutes	38%
Ambystoma maculatum is a species of mole salamander. It’s common name is ______________ salamander	yellow-spotted	38%
reptiles are cold-blooded* , otherwise known as _______________ (*with the exception of the Argentine tegu)	ectothermic	25%
axolotls retain their juvenile features. Even as adults, they remain in their larval form. This is called	neoteny	25%
species of non-venomous snake in the eastern half of the US that people often confuse with a water moccasin	northern water snake	25%